Fringe or trimming holder



- (No Model.)

' J; M. SOHLESINGER.

FRINGE 0R TRIMMING HOLDER. V

Patented Aug. 22, 1893.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS M. SOHLESINGER, OF SAN J OSE, CALIFORNIA.

FRINGE OR TRIMMING HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 503,752, dated August22, 1893.

Application filed May 1893. Serial No. 473,156. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J ULIUs M. SOHLESINGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at San J os, Santa Clara county, State of California,have invented an Improvement in Fringe or Trimming Holders; and I herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame.

My invention relates to a device for holding fringe, trimming, and othermaterial which is usually sold in considerable lengths, and which it isadvisable to wind smoothly upon cards.

It consists essentially of thin fiat boards with end posts into whichthey are fitted,

transverse studs projecting from these endposts, and slotted standardsin which the studs aresupported, and in certain details of constructionwhich will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front View of my device arranged insteps. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 shows the cardssuspended from the movable arms. Fig. 4 is an end view of the same. Fig.5 is a detail of the studs and their connection.

The object of my invention is to provide an easily adjustable device,upon which the cards containing articles to be inspected are suspendedand from which they are easily removable for exhibition and inspection.

A is a base and B B are standards fixed to said base, and of sufficientheight to support the flatcards C. These cards are made of a length andwidth sufficient to allow the material to be Wound upon them, and theyare fitted at each end into mortises made in the end posts D. Theseposts are made square, or of any suitable or desired shape, having theends projecting slightly beyond the sides of the board with ornamentalterminations of any description. These posts serve to retain thematerial upon the card, and prevent its slipping 01? over the ends, andalso for the attachment of projecting knobs or studs E by which thecards are suspended. These suspending studs are made with channels orgrooves adapted to fit in corresponding slots 11 of the supportingstandards. In the present case I have shown one of the studs formed witha square shank e which passes through the end post, which is mortised toreceive the shank. The outer end of the shank is turned down andscrew-threaded to receive the opposite stud which is screwed upon it, sothat the shank is drawn snugly into the wood, and the flanges of thestuds upon each side, fitting against the sides of the-post, serve tohold it and prevent its moving.

In Fig. 1, I have shown the standards having the slotted heads fixed totheir upper ends at a point high enough so that when one of the cards isplaced upon the standards, its opposite ends will be supported in theslots which are nearest together. The next adjacent card will have oneof its ends supported in the other slot of the standard, and the otherend in the next standard, and so on, making as many cards in a row asmay be desired.

The outer standards, or those at the ends of the rows, may be madesingle, as shown, having but one end of a card to sustain.

The base or support of the standards may, if desired, be arranged insteps as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and one series of standards arrangedupon the lower step, a second series upon the next behind, and so on,rising one above the other, thus allowing the exhibition of a greatquantity of stock in a comparatively small space.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a single standard having a cross arm G, with theslotted ends adapted to receive the studs or hangers at the ends of thecard. This cross-bar is preferably made adjustable for height by meansof a set screw H passing through it, and screwing against the verticalstandard, upon which the cross-bar is slidable up and down. By thisconstruction, the suspension arms may be adjusted to suit cards ofdifierent lengths, and the cards are in this case suspended by one end,one card being hung upon each end of the supporting arm.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A card-holder for trimmings having transverse perforationsmade'centrally in the posts at the opposite ends, shanks fitting theperforations and studs projecting from the ends of the shank, incombination with vertical standards with slotted arms adapted torewhereby the holders are-removably suspended from the standards,substantially as here-.{; in described.

3. ;A device'for-rexhibiti'ng trimmings consistingofjflatcarki-s uponwhich'the trim mings' are -wrapped,,posts at theiends of the cardshaving projecting istuds -uponthe opposite sides of either end,standards having corre- -spondin'gly slotted arms into which the studsof the cards are adapted to fit, and a support- :ingrbase towhichthestandards are fixed, said base consisting of successive stepsrising one above the other whereby a series of cards is -rem0v-ablysuspended and exhibited, substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JUDIUS M. SCHLESINGER.

Witnesses:

S. HJNOURSE, J. A. 'B'AYLESS.

